Number of employed employees, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
18,642
Colombia
Lowest
144
Palestine, State of
Median
611.5
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
327
What the numbers show
Number of employed employees, by industry: Health is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 18,642 in Colombia; the lowest is 144 in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 611.5, and the mean is 1,808.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 129.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 313.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 80.0%).
Number of employed employees, by industry: Health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 18,642 | 2017 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 7,909 | 2015 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 4,342 | 2017 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 2,778 | 2017 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 2,502 | 2017 | up 255.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1,891 | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 1,872 | 2016 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 1,699 | 2019 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1,635 | 2011 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 1,517 | 2015 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 1,070 | 2017 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 798 | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 736 | 2013 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 713 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 15 | Armenia | 624 | 2021 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 599 | 2012 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 587 | 2015 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 572 | 2014 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 493 | 2015 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 478 | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 459 | 2017 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 425 | 2019 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 362 | 2020 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 306 | 2015 | up 313.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 284 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 270 | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 218 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 167 | 2010 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 158 | 2016 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 144 | 2017 | down 79.6% | falling |